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The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1887-09-02

THE fire loss in the United States
and Canada during July, according to
the New York Daily Commercial
Bulletin, was S14O26,5OO, against
slO,OOO,OOO, in July, 1886, or just
double the average loss of the same
month during the past twelve years,
and makes the total fire waste for the
first seven months Of the present year
foot up S76,94S, 100, an increase OF
$13,04S,100, in comparison with that
OF the corresponding period of 1886.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1887-09-02

SOMETIME ago the Portland city
council proposed to put in some new
water mains and advertised all over fol
bids for pipe, lead, gates, etc. AT
ter several bids had been receive
and considered, and rejected, at an
adjourned meeting, a bid was accept.
ed from the Oregon Iron & Steel Co.
to furnish the 1900 tons of various
sized pipe called for, at $42.5O a ton
SO the money will be kept in the
state and the Oswego works will re-
sumo operations.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1887-09-02

WILLIAM A. ATKINS, of Province
town, is in control of the ambergris
trade of this country. He is the
owner of feet of whalers. During
the last few years these vessels have
secured large percentage of the am
bergris which has been brought to
market. AS good ambergris is worth
more per ounce than gold, Mr.. Atkins
has enjoyed a neat little monopoly.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1887-09-02

THE San Francisco Alta thinks that
"a few inexpensive fish ladders" In
California streams will restore the
salmon run in the waters of that state
A wholesale destruction of the seals at
the gate would greatly aid in that
matter
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1887-09-02

JOHN SwINToN is likely to receive
the nomination for secretary of state
of New York from the socialists, and
a lively campaign is expected, for
Swinton lays many of his grievances
at the door of Henry George, who
has been nominated for the same po-
sition by the united labor party.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1887-09-02

The New Orleans Picayitle Dem
thinks that the net result of the
elctions this year is to increase the
number of doubtful states. 1t con
cedes that the Democrats have lost
ground in Virginia, North Carolina
Kentucky, Indiana and New Jersey
and names Massachusetts and Rhode
Island as states in which the Republi-
cans have been similarly unfortunate.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1887-09-02

The big wheat gamble in Califor.
MIA has resulted in loss Of $1,000.
600. The general belief is that Rosen-
field and Dresbach were only agents
fof the Nevada bank. The deal
helped Oregon farmers in the in.
creased price for wheat, hurt Ore
CONS commerce in the matter of ship
ment, and demonstrated the folly oi
maintaining such a gambling game
as the San Francisco call board.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1887-09-02

PORTLAND is going to work in earn
est to raise money to dredge at St
Helens, Walkers Island, and else
where, realizing that 'if you want q
thing done, do it yourself" Portland
has been trying to keep a channel
open for several years in this way.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1887-09-02

The Harvey Valley Times thinks
that about 80 per cent. of the lands in
that region claimed as swamp, will be
declared dry by the government and
state agents.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1887-09-02

SAM JONES is particularly down Oh
the reporters. They told how much
he was making on his eccentric relig
ious stumping tour.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1887-09-02
ASTORIA, OREGON:

WHEN combine" fails to be a
success it is called "subside." It is
in this way that our language grows.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1887-09-02

THIS redskin, Colorow, is match
for any sheriff or governor. He needs
Gen. Miles after him with that $1,000
sword.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1887-09-02

The prohibitionist organ, the Voice,
ascribes the defeat in Texas to JEFF
Davis, the negroes and the foreigners.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1887-09-02
Notice.
Notice..

0tHK MEETING OF THE o. f. L. & B.
- Association was adjourned TO Wednes-
DAY, sept 14th, 1857, TO take into eonsidera-
tlon the disposal OF the balance Of the stock
held by the association,
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-06-25
VI OLDEN TIMl.
one of The First Excursions Down The
Noble " Jccms."

one of The First Excursions Down the
Nohle " Jccms."
This is not an advertisement. gentle
reader hut is intended 20 record the be-
ginning u Richmond of that remarkable
feature 0f modern civilization known as
Tine excursion Many suppose these
muscmcnts 90 Doe of late date, but i'm the
Richmond kpQutref for May 22d, 1921,
there is an advertisement stating that ON
Thursday the 2ith, at am, the steamer
Powhatan would leave Mayos Island for
an excursion 90 City Point. where 10
would remain two hours. II further says
that one Mr. Folks would provide dinner
ai the Point. and as he did NOT wish 20
provide too much, those who desired tO
partakc of tina. meal were requested 10
leave their names by Tuesday morning AT
the bars of the E,gle and Union hotels,
Richmond Unfortunately we have no
other account of This pioneer excursion
but. doubtless, the main features were the
samcas uprcscnt, and that the sweet girls
who gather i'm groups and sing IN such
siiyery voices were there, and the young
fclar' who is so full of fun and noise
going down, and SO stupid and headachy
coming back. the stout and pcrspiring
father. with his wife and nine children,
who walks miles wit q big dinner basket
looking for a shady place they all must
have l,.n there The veteran who tells
YOU about the Pawnee and points ont
Drewvs Bluff and the place where the
gunhoats lay. could, of course not, have
been among the number but there is
not much hazard in saying that there
were veterans ON board who would show
the spot where the fathers said the naval
fight took place al Warwick in the Reyo-
luton. Such must have been this first
excursion, and 10 has been fought out
manfuly ON This line ever since. EN-
cursionists have many difficulties to con-
tend with, but they have an energy
which is ineXhaustible II anybody
doesn't believe it, it is because they never
saw church picnic dancing on the
rough boards of James river wharf
under q July sun
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-06-25
HUNCHBACk HANGED.
Alfred Blunt Pays the Penalty for the
Atro.iou. Murder of His Wife.

ST Louis. June 24.-Alfred Blunt, the
murderer, was hanged here at $50
this morning. Life was extinct siN MIN
utes and fifteen seconds after the drop
fell. ATTAIN. his spiritual adviser visit
ed his cell and the remaining hours OF
Bmnts life were occupied in reading the
Scriptures and praying. Al $50 the
sheriff read the death sentence and PIN
toned the mans arms He walked with
a firm step to the scairold, and took his
position on q cracker box that had been
placed on the trap to make his iail
greater gray pallor spread over his
face. and he was quite nervous when the
black cap was pulled down over his face
While he was murmuring short prayer
tie trap was sprung His neck was
broken and death followed in 8t minutes
His body was cut down and sent to the
morgue The crime for which Blunt was
hanged was the atrocious murder OF his
young wife He was very jealous OF her,
and frequent quarrels finally drove her
away from home with her two children.
Nav u 1886. three days later, Blunt 10
Gated her and compelled her TO return Ia
his home in South st Louis. As soon as
the door was closed the quarrel again be
gan. and Blunt resorted to razor. The
woman He'd from him, and, severely cut,
she rushed into the back yard, where she
fell exhausted The enraged husband,
stin unsatisfed hacked her again, and
then obtaining a hatchet tried to split
her head open Throwing his weapons
i'm the well he ran to the nearest police
.tation and told his horrible story. lie
was thirty-two years old, hunchback,
and maintained that his wife despised
him because of his deformity- He was
tried in December and the Supreme Court
affirmed In April.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-06-25
a HEADLONG FLIGHT.
4 Workman Tumbles on the Bargamin
Residence to the Pavement Below.

Persons in the vicinity of Second and
Clay streets were hOrrOr-stricken yester
day about ] o'clock as they saw "a work
man engaged on the cornice Of the resi-
dence Of Mr.. A. Bargamin, at No 203
East Clay street, topple and fall headl0ng
to the pavement below All expected to
see him dashed to pieces.
The workman was Mr.. George Johnson,
a white man, employed by Mr. W. 4.
Chesterman in the repairing of the tenc-
ment alluded 10.
Johnson fell on his side, TO which cir
cumstance may be attributed the fact
that he was not instantly killed or hOr-
ribly mangled. As quick as possible he
was taken into Mr. Bargamin's residence
and kindly cared for.
The city ambulance was at once sum
moned, and with Dr. Irving i'm charge
was quickly on the spot Johnson was
found TO have sustained a severe but 10 is
not thought serious fracture of the skull.
He was also painfully injured about the
muscles Of one of his arms. This last Is
supposed 10 have been injured by a spike
against which he struck. Dr. Irving
rendered necessary attention, and then
conveyed the injured man TO his resi-
denCc near the elevator
The carly appearance of TIMES re-
porter at the scene of thc unfortunate
accident gave rise TO a report that he had
been t-lcphoned to when the fan Oc-
CURED, and had reached there by the
time that johnson struck terr0 frm0 But
tlis is Incorrect He was telephoned for
and reached there with the city ambu-
lance but not before the family of Mr..
Bargamin bad done much for the relief
of The sufferer Last night Johnson was
as doing well
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-06-25
THE LAIR or THE TOLLIyERs.
Latest From the Dark aud Bloody Ground

MoREuEAD, Ky, June 4.-Sheriff
lIogg and his posse of li3 men continued
to hold the town yesterday. They are
looking now for Allie Young, the county
attorney and Taylor Young, Jr, HE
brother Both were engaged with Craig
Tollyer in the murder of the Logans.
The sheriff also has warrants for Colonel
Tollyer and John Rogers, and for the
Others who escaped from Wednesdays
fight. Taylor Young, Sr., is also wanted
by the posse, although it is said that
there is no warrant for him. lie, too,
was with the crowd that killed the Lo-
gans.
John Mankin, marshal OF Morehesd,
WAS with Tolliyer Wednesday, but he es
capped 10 Elliott county. 1t is said that
he will organize band of Tolliyer ayeng
ers and return 10 Morehead and attack
Hogg. The arms of the sheriif's posse
were furnished by Boone Logan, a rela
tive Of the murdered men. Yesterday
afternoon three dead outlaws of the Tol-
liver gang were buried some twenty
miles north of this city. Later In the day
the body of Hiram Cooper, another of the
gang. was taken 10 his fathers residence,
six miles north, on the fork OF Triplet
creek, and consigned to the grave.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-06-25
CuLOROFORMED AND ROBBED.
burglars go Through Big boarding
House in Chicago.

CmcAGO, June 24-lt has just been
learned t at the police are investigating
one Of the boldest burglaries that has been
brought 10 their notice in long time.
Tuesday night big boarding house, at
No 16i ClaybOurn avenue, was raided
and twenty bOarders were chloroformed
and robbed The thieves went into the
rooms one after another by means OF
pincers and false keys, and after chlorO
forming the sleeping boarders, robbed
them al their leisure The latter are
mostly employees of a street railway com
anv-cOnductOrs and driyers-and near
ly al of them are early risers They are
awakened ordinarily by alarm clocks, but
Wednesday morning they did not get up
until they were aroused by servants some
hours after they ought TO have been al
work. II required good deale of shak-
ing and calling TO rouse some OF them
All of them complained Of violent head
aches. and then they discovered hat they
had been robbed and chloroformed. The
rebbers evidently did their work hurriedly
as they did not take time 10 find the bank
rolls of the conductors, amounting to
several hundred dollars. The value of
the plumber secured aggregates several
hundred dollars.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-06-25

Those taking part i'm the very success
ml Mikado have for some time wished
TO have an occasion TO show Mr. +.
j. Intropidi their appreciation OF his skill
and uutiring labor, which contributed so
much of success 10 the performance, and
how warm. a place he had won in the
hearts of all concerned and this desire
was carried out at the American Hotel
ON Thursday night Refreshments were
served, speeches made, and very pleas
ant evening spent. Almost all OF the
troupe were present
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-06-25
BRfNITIf>.
The News of the Day Boiled Down aud
Served Up in Condensed shape.

The News of the Day Boiled Down aud
Served Up in Condensed shape.
Mr. W. \. :. Conrad has returned from
Harper's Ferry.
An ice-cream festival was held at
Laurel-street Methodist church last night.
The closing exercises of 81 Patricks
Catholic School took place yesterday
morning
Kessnicks band and orchestra will
give an excursion ON the Ariel next
Thursday night.
Mr.. j. c. Roberts, late clerk at the ST..
James. left yesterday to take a similar
position at the Old Sweet Springs.
Policeman Thomas G. Fpps was ont
Yesterday for the first time for a week
He severely injured himself las week.
The Iowitzers expect to carry a full
complement with them 10 their encamp-
ment at the Fauquier White sulphur
Springs.
A TIMES reporter is requested TO say
that Policeman George Fox is at West
Point and that IBIS condition is not inn
proved.
That pleasant thoroughfare, Nenable
street. is steadily improving Several
houses are now being erected ON various
parts of it
Rev. d. Cooper will De out of the city
next Sunday, and his exchange of pull
pits with Rev Dr. Kerr will occur at
some future date
Old Lodge 40 l9, A., T. and A W..
celebrated the anniversary of ST. John In
grand style last night Mr. Judson Gun
uingham was installed Worshipful Mas
ter.
The Rate Convention of the Southern
Railway and Steamship Association adj
i0urned at Old Point yesterday Many
of the delegates came mp 90 Richmond
last night
President Smith of Randolph-Macon
College lcft Yesterday for Sew York,
whittier De- goes in the interest of tlc
college 10 is hoped that he will meet
with every success in his mission.
Mr. r. p Barham of tine hd,r lpped.
Father O'Ferall of ST. Joseph church,
and " r. Lcaih all of Petersburg were
in the ci y yesterday Mr. Leath was the
courteous ticket agent at the Mozart
Academy of Music last season
The dweiling-hou-c of Mrs Beverly.
ou Franklin street between Twenty sixth
and Twenty streets. was broken
into hy thieves some time Thursday while
the family was absent and a loo of wear
ng apparel and ieWelry were stolen.
Mr. John n Gresham is having three
handsome brick houses erected ou Tween
ty-fGh street. between Clay and Leigh
Mcssr- Garter Is Bowie are doing The
brickwork, and Nr J. T. Wugfcld the
woodwork
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-06-25
The Denver Kidnapping Mystery.

SAN FRANCISCO, June 24.-Mrs. Anna
j. Bulerfield, who is now believed here
to be Mrs Brooks, the supposed heiress
from Michigan, left today, stating that
she was going East The mystery sur.
rounding this case has not yet been re-
moved Mrs Butteriield has given so
many versions Of her connection with
the case that it is impossible to state
which Is the true one. The police here,
who have questioned her closely, hold
that she is Mrs Brooks that thestory Of
her receiving large fortune Is not true,
and that she has 50 far lost her reason as
scarcely TO be responsible for her acts.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-06-25
THE CATHEDRAL BOYS.
GRAND INVENT 1T THF
THEdTRE List NIGHT.

Drama and Farce Vocal and Instrumental
Music Darling Driu 4 Pine Exhi-
bition, and an Enthusiastic and Appre-
ciati,e Audience.
The Theatre was crowded last night on
the occasion Cf the entertainment given
for the benefit Of the boys Of the Cathe-
dral school The following was the pro-
gramme
j. Overture Orchestra Prologue, l..
Lynch, Song, May Morning" full
chorus, Welcome, A. Duke, W Bahen
j. Murphy, j. Sweeney, II. Forstmann,
%. Meyer r. Clarity
. The Talisman. A Drama i'm two Acts.
Prince Florimond w. Anteloti: Baron
st. Nalory. H. Tyrren Courtiers, Beau
chateau j. A. Barry Clariforl, f. Muir
ply; MOnlclair. j. Powers Andre an
under gardner W Rankin Spirit of the
Wood. + Columbus
3 Queer People Defamation, c. A.
Powell Song, Beneath the Low
Thatchcd Roof, j. Lynch
4. The Model Servants, an inicrlude.-
Mr. Dolitlle, + Mahoney John Cuisine,
g. Bahcn; William Dashaway, P Kcne-
6ck
3 The Voyage Of Life, Defamation,
G. lIungerlord Song, write Loving
Word. 90 Mother l.. Guvernator.
o. st. Peters Cadets, Boys and Girls
Rights. T. Columbus Song, over the
Waves. The Sailors Essay, Ireland
and the Faith. j. Valentine; Song,
Erin g. A Powell
= The Spectre. farce in one aCt.-Dr
poutice. w O'lIara Harry Poultice,
medical student, G.. A. Powell Mr. Collie
patient, = Whelton; Sam Snow, Harry
servant p Kenefck. dcserters John
Runaway g. Thorp D,vid Fearful G.
Fitzpatrick, Mr. Sual, policeman. j.
Brady Red Skin Nos and . o. and
T. Ryan
s. Song, Good Night" lull chorus
Grand Finale. orchestra.
GREAT SUCCESS.
All of the boys acquitted themselves
handsomely Masters Lynch. Powell and
GuHcrnat0r sang very .wcetly.
The drill of the st. Peters Cadets
Captain Joseph A Barry, was beautiful
and was enthusiastically applaudcd
The drama, farce and interude were
we'll acted, and the entire entertainment
was enjoyed by the large audience pres
eut. and all The boys We're the recipients
of much applause.
Noelku's Theatre Orchestra furnished
excellent, music and the costume and
Stage setting were all very ine
The exercises reelected great credit
upon thc Naycrian brotherhood At thC
close of The entertainment gold and sil
yer medals were distributed and thc roll
of h.nor was read The premiums will
De distributed 100 the school to-day
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-06-25

BRUNSWICK, Ne, June 24-At the
commencement at Bowdoin College yes
terday the honorary degree of Doctor Of
Laws was conferred on Professor John
Avery and Dr. Fordyce Barker, Of New
York The honrary degree OF Master Of
Arts was conferred on Crosby 5 Noyes.
Of Washington, and Lewis Barker, Of
Bangor. The honorary degree of ID .ctor
Of Divinity was conferred on the Rev
Crosby II. Wheeler, the Rev. Stephen &.
Newman and the Rev Charles Morton
Sils. Of Portland.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-06-25
OVER THE WIRES.
THE ACCIDENTS 4ND INCIDENTS OF
THE DIY By TELEGRAPH
4 Woman's Heroi,m Bricklayers' strike
on 4 Georgia Desperate Killed
Hunchback Hanged Degrees Con
ferred hN Bowdoin.


on Georgia Desperate Killed
A Hunchback Hanged Degrees Con
ferred by Bowdoin
CHICAGO. June 24-The schooner Ra.
cine. the crew of which rescued the sur
viyors of the Champlan disaster, arrived
here last evening At the time the Cham
plain caught fire the Racine was lying
alongside pier six miles from Charlie.
yoiX Captain Hanson woke up, saw the
burning steamer. and sent part OF his
crew in uyawl TO rescue the perishing pas
sengers. With the remainder of his crew
be ran down the beach 20 an old fish boat,
launched 70 and started for the wreck.
The boat had not been used for a long
time and leaked When about half way out
TO the Champlain Captain Hanson came
across young woman who was swim
ming toward the shor. with a child. This
was Miss Mary Wakefield. of CharleyOiX.
She had jumped overheard from the
steamer with the siX-ycar-old child Of
Captain Kehoc clasped in her arms
Grasping ~ broken fender she clung 10 it,
and sezing the clothing of the child in
her teeth she bravely struck out for the
shore Captain Hanson says She is
THE pLUCkE-r WOMAN HE EVER SAW.
When he started 20 take her and the
child into his boat she told him TO hurry
away t0 the others as She could take care
of herself She reached the shore in
safety. and when another of the ship
wrecked passengers was taken from the
boat I'm am almost frozen condition She
took off her flannel undcrskirt and
wrapped il around him. When Captain
Hanson reached the wreck the yawl Of
fhc Racine had picked mp fifteen persons.
He saved six more and seventeen others
loated "a shore by the aid of planks and
lifc-preserycrs Among the bodies picked
up bv Captain Hanson was that of Mrs.
Ella Cooper Smith. of CharleyOiX. II was
found floating ON the surface OF the lake,
and the position of tie lifepreseryer
showed that Mrs Smith had worked it
down so as to keep as much of her body
as possible out of the ice-water. Becom
ing benumbcd and iatigued her head had
fallen over until 20 was submerged, and
She was drowned ln speaking of Captain
Casey. Captain Hanson said he never
knew what courage i'm a man meant until
Doe witnessed the heroic f0ritude dis.
played by ihe brave commander of the
Champlain
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-06-25
nEIcKLAYERs' STRIKE orr.
The Men Withdraw Their Demand for a
saturday Pay Day.

CmcAcO. June 81 Late last night, at
meeting of the Bricklayers' Union, a
resolution was passed Withdrawing the
demand for saturday payday. and de
claring the strike OIL This action was
taken. 10 was declared ON account Of TIE
pressure that was brought 90 bear on the
bricklavers by private citizens and bust
ness men. who suffered heavy losses
through the stOppage OF work. The resO-
luton gives the material dealers am OPP
p0runity 10 begin selling again. as their
agreement with the master masOns is
binding only during a strike The strike
having been declared OF, and the labor
trouble here being thus resolved into a
lockout pure and simple, the bricklayers
now declare that they will prosecute the
stone pool for conspiracy in case Of a re
fusa 10 sell stone To- contractors friendly
90 the bricklayers.
VAST LOssEs CAUSED BY THE STRIKE.
Ii is difficult 10 estimate the loss re.
sultng from the strike The local loss
In wages can be closely computed, and
Chicago merchants can estimate the
amount Of trade which has been sacrificed
Aside from This, however, Miners are idle
in Pennsylvania saW-mils and their Op.
eatiyes in ichigan; thousands Of men
are thrown out OF work in the stone
Quarries the pressed brick trade is af
fected all over the United States thou
sands of dollars have been lost 10 th,
railroad companies every branch o
manufacture identified in any way witt
the building trades is direct sufferer
from the strike 4 careful estimate mad,
of the loss in wages TO striking and lock
out employees in the vicinity of Chicago
alone foots up nearly s. 100000
UThe many friends of Mr. w Waller
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-06-25

LONDON, June 24-The yacht Genests
was sighted of the Lizard this morning
She is nearly two days ahead OF the other
boats In the jubilee race
The Genesta was proceeding unde.'
closely reefed sails There was rough
sea on and a strong head wind was blow
ing The yacht Seleen passed Clare Is
land, of County Mayo, Ireland, to-day.
She was leading the Gwendoline and
Aline, which also passed the island.